The Himachal Pradesh government Sunday said it would develop two gram panchayats each in all 12 districts of the state as ‘green panchayats’ on a pilot basis by setting up solar power projects.
The government’s comprehensive plan to redevelop the panchayats includes setting up solar power projects with a capacity of 500 kilowatts to one megawatt in each of these panchayats, a statement issued here said.
A provision of Rs 50 crore has been made for setting up these projects under the Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Programme. Himurja, a state government undertaking, is in the process of identifying gram panchayats for setting up solar projects, the statement said.
